Anchor.



J. E. JOHANNESSEN.

ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 19. 1911.

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ANCHOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

Application filed February 19, 1917'. Serial No. 149,663.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHAN E. JOHAN- NESSEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and resident of the city of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings andState of New York have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAnchors, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in marine anchors and has for itsobject to provide a pair of fluke carrying arms formed separate andindependent of the shank of the anchor and also separate and independentof each other, these arms being provided with means whereby they may bereadily and securely attached to the shank without welding.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, as will be more fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1- is a side elevation of my improved anchor showing a bolt bywhich the fluke arms are secured to the shank.

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the anchor.

Fig. 3 is an enlar ed view partly in section of the outer end of theanchor showing the arrangement of the bolt which secures the arms to theshank.

Fig. 4.- is a perspective view showing the outer end of the shank asgrooved longitudinally; also showing the laterally extending lip forlimiting the outward movement of the arms on the shank.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view howing the dovetailed slot in the head endof one of the fluke arms.

Fig. 6 is asection on line 6-6 of Fig. 3 looking in the direction of thearrow.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates the shank member of the anchor,the lower end of which is slightly enlarged, as illustrated in Fig. 4,and provided with longitudinal V shaped grooves 11 in two of itsopposite edges. The opposite faces 12 at the lower end of this enlargedportion of the shank are each provided with a laterally extending lip13.

The arm members 14 of my improved anchor are formed separately andindependently of the shank 10 and'also separately and independently ofeach other, each being provided with an enlarged or head portion 15 ofthe shank, and its edges 17 engage the V- shape groove 11 in this shank,the lower end of this head resting against the laterally extending lip13 on the shank for the purpose of forming a stop therefor, to assistthe bolt in holding or resisting the load or pull, and to prevent thearm from coming off and permitting the anchor to let go even if for anyreason a fastening bolt should become broken or accidentally removed.

In order to provide means for positively connecting these fluke arms tothe shank, I pass a bolt 18 through the holes 19 in the shank andthrough the holes 20 in the head portions of the arms thereby securelyconnecting all of the members together.

My improved anchor may be constructed with much less expense than theordinary anchor which has the fluke arms welded to the shank. Then againthe enlarged head portions of the fluke arms serve to supply additionalweight to the anchor at the point where the weight is most desired;third by my improved construction different parts of the anchors may becarried, taking up the minimum amount of space both in transportationand also in storing them upon the ship, and the parts may be readilyassembled when desired it being only necessary to slip the dovetailedheads ofthe two arms down over the groove portion of the shank,past thebolt 18 through both, and the whole is assembled and ready for use.

The parts are formed of steel castings, and need absolutely no machiningand the recess 21 in the head, after the nut has been applied to thebolt, may be filled with putty,

I desire it to be understood that I do not restrict myself to the exactconstruction shown and reserve the privilege of resorting to all themechanical variations compatible with the spirit of the invention towhich the device is susceptible, the invention being defined by theappended claims.

5 pendent of said shank said beinggrooved to receive said shank, andmeans for securing said arms to said shank.

2. An aIlChOI' COIIlPIlSlIlg a shank, a palr of fiuke-carrying'armsformed independently of said shankzand of eachother, and a bolt forrigidly securing said arms directly to, said shank.

3. An anchor comprisin a shank grooved longitudinally at one end a pairoffiuke 5 arms, each having a. groovedhead With a "j pair of retaininglips to-engage the groove in: the shank and retain-these, members infixed relation to each other, and means for preventing accidentalremoval of said arms from said shank.

4.. An anchor comprising =zLjShlIlk having V shapedlongitudinalgroovesatone end, a pair of fluke arms each having a headpor- -tion with a dovetail groove on its inner face and its oppositeedges entering the opposite 'Vs in "said shank, stop ribs ontheshank toengage saidarms, and a bolt rigidly securing said arms to the shank.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of a Witness.

5 J OHAN JOHANNESSEN.

Witness HOWARD E. BARLOW.

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